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Gentle Tasmanian devils may be key to species' survival, study showshttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/04/tasmanian-devils-aggression-species-survival
Aggressive devils are more likely to contract an infectious cancer which is threatening to wipe out the species in the wild<p>Tasmanian devils must evolve to be less aggressive if they are to avoid becoming extinct, suggests new research.</p><p><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02025.x/abstract" title="">The study</a> sheds new light on an infectious cancer threatening to wipe out the species' wild population, which only exists on the Australian island of Tasmania. The tumours caused by the devastating disease, known as devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), interfere with feeding and affected animals often starve to death.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/04/tasmanian-devils-aggression-species-survival">Continue reading...</a>Endangered speciesWildlifeConservationAnimalsEnvironmentEndangered habitatsBiodiversityAnimal behaviourScienceCancer researchTue, 04 Sep 2012 10:41:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/04/tasmanian-devils-aggression-species-survivalPhotograph: Dave Hunt/EPAAggressive Tasmanian devils are more likely to contract devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), study shows. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPAPhotograph: Dave Hunt/EPAAggressive Tasmanian devils are more likely to contract devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), study shows. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPAFlora Malein2012-09-04T10:41:32Z